Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Ocean Surgeonfish
Acanthurus bahianus
Ocean Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus bahianus
Size: 6 to 12 in. (15 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 15-80 ft. (5-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. bahianus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159578🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1032318🔗

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